Hi Keziah,
I am guessing that a creditor applied to the court for a sequestration (bankruptcy) order? And that this was not a voluntary bankruptcy petition? In this case, the creditor may appoint a trustee.
The trustee will generally not be coming into your house unless they need to search for something or do a content valuation or seek account books. The trustee should give you reasonable notice before their visit. However, I am unsure whether this is mandated by law or whether this is just good industry practice.
Trustees are generally governed by the
Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth). However, going through this legislation, I cannot find any provision that requires notice to be given by the trustee. The nearest provision I found is
s 77AA - access to premises which allows the trustee to enter premises "at all reasonable times".
I suggest speaking with the
Financial Ombudsman Services in relation to the notice and the conduct of the trustees in bankruptcy. Further, I suggest speaking with your
local legal community centre in relation to whether the creditor followed proper procedure in terms of petitioning court for the sequestration order and in giving your notice and in appointing their own trustee.